Yet more from OtterCam

I can barely keep up.  I am intending to post something other than otters on the blog but the cameras are seeing so much at the moment that it would be a pity not to share it.   Just so it's not all otters I'll start with moorhens.

The next video is a bit sad to watch.  The mother otter caught a fish and gave it to one of the cubs but unfortunately the cub lost the fish down a gap between the boards.  It went in a frantic pursuit and amazingly managed to squeeze through a gap which is only two or three inches wide.  I think the fish must have got away, despite being bitten in the head by the mother otter, because seconds later the cub was back for another look on top.  Eventually it had to give up, lesson learned but still hungry.

It is astonishing that the cub could fit through the gap, and that it knew it would.  Here is another edit with a slow-motion replay.

At about 7 months of age the cubs may be starting to catch their own fish but I have yet to see that on camera.  Most of the time they just want to play.